mike tyson prime for prime would beat any heavyweight that ever lived

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  1. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    No, as much as I like Tyson, he would not have beaten any heavyweight...........
     
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  2. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    hilarious sh!t indeed. Tyson was got KTFO by a C class fighter in Duster Douglass.
     
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  3. Super Hans

    Super Hans The Super One™ banned

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    Nope.

    Here is a list of 10 fighters he would lose to prime for prime:

    Lennox Lewis
    Henry Cooper
    Bruce Wood****
    Bob Fitzsimmons
    Tommy Farr
    Brian London
    Don ****ell
    Jack London
    Frank Bruno
    David Haye.

    Do I need to go on?
     
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  4. LightsOutJack

    LightsOutJack Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson lost his prime early in life. Basically as soon as he lost Kevin Rooney, he started declining.

    The reason people remember the Tyson that was basically JUST a big puncher, and forget the Tyson that was the unstoppable technically perfect fighter is becuz he was "prime" for about 5 years of his career, and was the "just a big puncher" version for the next 15.

    There's really no example of prime Tyson embarrassing himself other than the few fights where he went the distance (but those guys were holding up the ass)
     
    LightsOutJack, Mar 7, 2014
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  5. Eule

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    Log off, you don't know anything about boxing!!
     
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  6. Redman

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    He beat Bruno in the 5th and in the rematch he beat him in the 3rd.
     
    Redman, Mar 8, 2014
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  7. Redman

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    Amazing what people take from the Tyson knockout reels where he's KOing cans. He was a great fighter but he lacked many things that it would take to beat strong willed fighters like Ali, Lewis, and Holyfield.

    Those guys were on par with him skill wise, but were mentally tougher and smarter in the ring too.

    The rest of the ATG heavies is up in the air, I'd deffo give Tyson a shot.
     
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  8. robert80

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    mental toughness, was not a friend of his either, foreman would of blasted right through him!!
     
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  9. Elvizzz

    Elvizzz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Prime Tyson was a BEAST!!!
     
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  10. MrMagic

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    :lol:

    Tell me again how Ruddock, Tucker and others didn't "hold their ground"? :rofl

    If you held your ground against prime Mike Tyson, you were likely in for a good whooping.

    I'm tired of hearing people lost before they stepped in with Tyson, there were a few of his wins where fighters did just what you implied, like Pinklon Thomas, and he got the hell knocked out of him.
     
    MrMagic, Mar 8, 2014
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  11. zfc

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    Prime Tyson never fought Buster Douglas you f**king ******!!
     
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  12. rodney

    rodney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I guess you just dont know how to read fighters.
    Tyson was getting hit all nite long with uppercuts hooks and rights by Ruddock and Bruno.
    He was breathing hard and his body language showed panic.
    Got lucky with Bruno and got the stoppage.
    With Ruddock he had judge support.
     
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  13. rodney

    rodney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was also an easy target.
     
    rodney, Mar 8, 2014
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  14. zfc

    zfc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Prime Tyson didn`t fight Bruno and he was caught "once" by an uppercut.

    Rooney was gone by then and Tyson admitted himself that Bruno should have won as Tyson hardly trained and didn`t take the fight seriously as he was busy shagging ,drinking and taking drugs.

    The last time we saw prime Tyson was against Micheal Spinks.

    The ******s on here who know nothing about boxing think that Douglas,Danny Williams,McBride and Lennox Lewis beat prime Mike Tyson.It`s like saying Trevor Berbick,Leon Spinks and Larry Holmes beat prime Ali.Hector Camacho beat a prime Ray Leonard or Marciano beat a prime Joe Louis.
     
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  15. Hotsauce

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    Tyson is one of my favorite fighters but I don't agree with this
     
    Hotsauce, Mar 8, 2014
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